QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsSoilDying Beech Trees 0 Vote Up Vote Down Nuala Brennan asked 15 years ago My Beech trees planted 15 years ago are dying! I have lost 2 to 3 in the last 5 years for no apparent reason? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago The most likely cause of this is the soil is too wet and perhaps soggy in winter. Beech cannot tolerate wet ground.